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The tondo format is unusual in Robert's oeuvre. There are numerous pentimenti on the canvas: most apparent is the illogical presence of a male figure beneath the water, which indicates that he was the first idea for an altogether different composition
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Date
1777
Location
New York, Christie's (Auction
lot 81)
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